[RollTideFan] According to Daniel...
Tide with solid performance in SEC opener Tide running back Ray Hudson ran for 116 yards and a touchdown in Bama’s win. By: Daniel Rasmussen 9/12/04 Last week against Utah State, Alabama wasted no time in coming out and making a statement. They had the big plays, they committed few penalties, and they did not turn the ball over. All positive things that left Bama fans feeling good about their next game: the SEC opener against the Ole Miss Rebels. There is a slight difference, though, from playing a team like Utah State that went 3-9 last year, and playing a team that contested for the SEC West title in 2003. Not to take anything away from Utah State: they have a fine quarterback, and are much improved from last year. But this being the Tide’s first SEC game, you knew it wasn’t going to be the same as last week. That was evident from the beginning. Junior quarterback Brodie Croyle started off solid again, but Alabama began making careless mistakes. Alabama senior tailback Ray Hudson fumbled after trying to cut through traffic with only one hand protecting the ball. Brodie Croyle hooked up with tight end Clint Johnston for a first down, but an illegal shift penalty brought that back. Brandon Brooks attempted to return a punt by fielding it off of a bounce instead of calling for a fair catch, resulting in the Tide’s second turnover in one quarter. But as much as we can sit here and criticize Alabama’s shaky start, we can just as easily give them the benefit of the doubt: it’s only the second game of the season, mistakes will be made this early. It’s Bama’s first SEC game this year, and you’re going to have a lot of guys trying to prove something. You’ll have players, especially on a team as young as Alabama, get too excited at times. However, after the Tide’s first two turnovers, they handled their offense very effectively. And as Alabama football has been for quite some time, a good offense began with the running game. Yes, Brodie Croyle, arguably one of the three best quarterbacks in the Southeastern Conference, was firing those bullets to our promising young receivers early. But it was the running back-by-committee between the trio of Ray Hudson, Kenneth Darby, and Tim Castille that relentlessly ran it down the throat of the Ole Miss defense, eventually tiring them out. Tide coach Mike Shula was forced to answer several questions regarding the status of the offensive line for most of the summer. Justin Smiley left the team after his junior season to apply for the NFL, as did Dennis Alexander. Alabama also lost their most versatile lineman off the bench in Atlas Herrion due to graduation. Despite these setbacks, Alabama has yet again showcased a very solid offensive front in their first two games. Even with Wesley Britt returning from a broken leg last season, Evan Mathis moving from right tackle to left guard, and with Kyle Tatum now on the line transferring from the defensive side of the ball. The hog mollies up front provided those holes that our talented running backs can find. The line isn’t spectacular, but it’s looked very solid. As sharp and consistent as Brodie Croyle looked with his 169 passing yards, and as dominating as the running game looked with the triple threat of Hudson, Darby, and Castille, the most pleasing point of the night had to be the defense. What looked the best was Alabama’s aggressiveness. They moved to the ball very well and pressured Ole Miss quarterback Michael Spurlock, eventually taking him out of the game. Spurlock was held to only 54 yards passing, completing only 33 percent of those passes. The big play of the night came on a blitz thrown by Bama when junior free safety Roman Harper fired through the gaps, putting Spurlock in the turf, and the ball on the ground. The fumble was recovered by linebacker Juwan Garth. Alabama linebackers DeMeco Ryans and Juwan Garth celebrate after forcing a turnover. “We were blitzing from the outside. We switched and called my number from the middle. I didn’t know what happened until I saw guys diving for the ball,” Harper said of the turnover, which led to a Bama score. Ole Miss head coach David Cutcliffe stressed the fact that the Rebels needed to establish a running game. Alabama’s defense disrupted that game plan from the get-go. Another positive from the Tide defense, which is prone every now and then to give up the deep ball, is that they did not allow the big play to happen, unlike last season when these two teams squared off, and a guy by the name of Eli Manning completely embarrassed the Tide. “We were anemic offensively again,” Cutcliffe said after the Tide’s 28-7 win. “But give Alabama credit, they had a good plan and beat us in every phase.” The Rebels also had two early opportunities to score after Bama turnovers, but came away with no points, thanks somewhat to a rare miss by the consistent Jonathan Nichols, the nation’s top kicker last year. The Tide wa
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Damn! I hope it isn't serious. Ole Shawn is a class act. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Joe The fraudulence of the left's concern about poverty is exposed by their utter lack of interest in ways of increasing the nation's wealth. Wealth is the only thing that can cure poverty. The reason there is less poverty today is not because the poor got a bigger slice of the pie but because the whole pie got a lot bigger-no thanks to the left. -Thomas Sowell - Original Message - From: "Jeff Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 7:33 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] Did you know > Shaun Alexander scored three touchdowns today before > leaving the game with a knee injury. Didn't look good. > Early indications say it's only a sprain, but he's going > to examined further, tomorrow in Seattle. > > Slef E. > > > __ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit > http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP. > > > __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
Re: [RollTideFan] Gotta love Ollie
Ollie RoolzKerry Droolz... ;-) Joe Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state. - Alexander Hamilton, Report on a National Bank, December 13, 1790 - Original Message - From: "Pat Smoot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 5:49 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] Gotta love Ollie > Bring it on, John > Oliver North > > August 27, 2004 > > "Of course, the president keeps telling people he would never question my > service to our country. Instead, he watches as a Republican-funded attack > group does just that. Well, if he wants to have a debate about our service > in Vietnam, here is my answer: 'Bring it on.'" -- Sen. John Kerry > > Dear John, > > As usual, you have it wrong. You don't have a beef with President George > Bush about your war record. He's been exceedingly generous about your > military service. Your complaint is with the 2.5 million of us who served > honorably in a war that ended 29 years ago and which you, not the president, > made the centerpiece of this campaign. > > I talk to a lot of vets, John, and this really isn't about your medals or > how you got them. Like you, I have a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. I only > have two Purple Hearts, though. I turned down the others so that I could > stay with the Marines in my rifle platoon. But I think you might agree with > me, though I've never heard you say it, that the officers always got more > medals than they earned and the youngsters we led never got as many medals > as they deserved. > > This really isn't about how early you came home from that war, either, > John. There have always been guys in every war who want to go home. There > are also lots of guys, like those in my rifle platoon in Vietnam, who did a > full 13 months in the field. And there are, thankfully, lots of young > Americans today in Iraq and Afghanistan who volunteered to return to war > because, as one of them told me in Ramadi a few weeks ago, "the job isn't > finished." > > Nor is this about whether you were in Cambodia on Christmas Eve, 1968. Heck > John, people get lost going on vacation. If you got lost, just say so. Your > campaign has admitted that you now know that you really weren't in Cambodia > that night and that Richard Nixon wasn't really president when you thought > he was. Now would be a good time to explain to us how you could have all > that bogus stuff "seared" into your memory -- especially since you want to > have your finger on our nation's nuclear trigger. > > But that's not really the problem, either. The trouble you're having, John, > isn't about your medals or coming home early or getting lost -- or even > Richard Nixon. The issue is what you did to us when you came home, John. > > When you got home, you co-founded Vietnam Veterans Against the War and > wrote "The New Soldier," which denounced those of us who served -- and were > still serving -- on the battlefields of a thankless war. Worst of all, John, > you then accused me -- and all of us who served in Vietnam -- of committing > terrible crimes and atrocities. > > On April 22, 1971, under oath, you told the Senate Foreign Relations > Committee that you had knowledge that American troops "had personally raped, > cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human > genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly > shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan, > shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged > the country side of South Vietnam." And you admitted on television that > "yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other > soldiers have committed." > > And for good measure you stated, "(America is) more guilty than any other > body, of violations of (the) Geneva Conventions ... the torture of > prisoners, the killing of prisoners." > > Your "antiwar" statements and activities were painful for those of us > carrying the scars of Vietnam and trying to move on with our lives. And for > those who were still there, it was even more hurtful. But those who suffered > the most from what you said and did were the hundreds of American prisoners > of war being held by Hanoi. Here's what some of them endured because of you, > John: > > Capt. James Warner had already spent four years in Vietnamese custody when > he was handed a copy of your testimony by his captors. Warner says that for > his captors, your statements "were proof I deserved to be punished." He > wasn't released until March 14, 1973. > > Maj. Kenneth Cordier, an Air Force pilot who was in Vietnamese custody for > 2,284 days, says his captors "repeated incessantly" your one-liner about > being "the last man to die" for a lost cause. Cordier was released March 4, > 1973. > > Navy Lt. Paul Galanti says your accusations "were as demoralizin
[RollTideFan] Did you know
Shaun Alexander scored three touchdowns today before leaving the game with a knee injury. Didn't look good. Early indications say it's only a sprain, but he's going to examined further, tomorrow in Seattle. Slef E. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
Re: [RollTideFan] Rumor mill
To so9me of us, it's not just a rumor! Jeff Todd wrote: Word on the WEB says this guy committed to BAMA: http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=328463 Roll Tide!! Slef E. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
[RollTideFan] Gotta love Ollie
Bring it on, John Oliver North August 27, 2004 "Of course, the president keeps telling people he would never question my service to our country. Instead, he watches as a Republican-funded attack group does just that. Well, if he wants to have a debate about our service in Vietnam, here is my answer: 'Bring it on.'" -- Sen. John Kerry Dear John, As usual, you have it wrong. You don't have a beef with President George Bush about your war record. He's been exceedingly generous about your military service. Your complaint is with the 2.5 million of us who served honorably in a war that ended 29 years ago and which you, not the president, made the centerpiece of this campaign. I talk to a lot of vets, John, and this really isn't about your medals or how you got them. Like you, I have a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. I only have two Purple Hearts, though. I turned down the others so that I could stay with the Marines in my rifle platoon. But I think you might agree with me, though I've never heard you say it, that the officers always got more medals than they earned and the youngsters we led never got as many medals as they deserved. This really isn't about how early you came home from that war, either, John. There have always been guys in every war who want to go home. There are also lots of guys, like those in my rifle platoon in Vietnam, who did a full 13 months in the field. And there are, thankfully, lots of young Americans today in Iraq and Afghanistan who volunteered to return to war because, as one of them told me in Ramadi a few weeks ago, "the job isn't finished." Nor is this about whether you were in Cambodia on Christmas Eve, 1968. Heck John, people get lost going on vacation. If you got lost, just say so. Your campaign has admitted that you now know that you really weren't in Cambodia that night and that Richard Nixon wasn't really president when you thought he was. Now would be a good time to explain to us how you could have all that bogus stuff "seared" into your memory -- especially since you want to have your finger on our nation's nuclear trigger. But that's not really the problem, either. The trouble you're having, John, isn't about your medals or coming home early or getting lost -- or even Richard Nixon. The issue is what you did to us when you came home, John. When you got home, you co-founded Vietnam Veterans Against the War and wrote "The New Soldier," which denounced those of us who served -- and were still serving -- on the battlefields of a thankless war. Worst of all, John, you then accused me -- and all of us who served in Vietnam -- of committing terrible crimes and atrocities. On April 22, 1971, under oath, you told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that you had knowledge that American troops "had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the country side of South Vietnam." And you admitted on television that "yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed." And for good measure you stated, "(America is) more guilty than any other body, of violations of (the) Geneva Conventions ... the torture of prisoners, the killing of prisoners." Your "antiwar" statements and activities were painful for those of us carrying the scars of Vietnam and trying to move on with our lives. And for those who were still there, it was even more hurtful. But those who suffered the most from what you said and did were the hundreds of American prisoners of war being held by Hanoi. Here's what some of them endured because of you, John: Capt. James Warner had already spent four years in Vietnamese custody when he was handed a copy of your testimony by his captors. Warner says that for his captors, your statements "were proof I deserved to be punished." He wasn't released until March 14, 1973. Maj. Kenneth Cordier, an Air Force pilot who was in Vietnamese custody for 2,284 days, says his captors "repeated incessantly" your one-liner about being "the last man to die" for a lost cause. Cordier was released March 4, 1973. Navy Lt. Paul Galanti says your accusations "were as demoralizing as solitary (confinement) ... and a prime reason the war dragged on." He remained in North Vietnamese hands until February 12, 1973. John, did you think they would forget? When Tim Russert asked about your claim that you and others in Vietnam committed "atrocities," instead of standing by your sworn testimony, you confessed that your words "were a bit over the top." Does that mean you lied under oath? Or does it mean you are a war criminal? You can't have this one both ways, John. Either way, you're not fit to be a prison guard at Abu Ghraib, much less commander in chief. One las
[RollTideFan] Hey Hogfather!!
Get yer ass over to rolltidefan. It's that time of year. http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net BAMA and Arkansas are both playin' a couple pasties next weekend. Hardly even worth discussing. (I hope..) kurt __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
[RollTideFan] AP poll
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/sports/3724380/detail.html 1. Southern California, 2-0 2. Oklahoma, 2-0 3. Georgia, 2-0 4. Miami, 1-0 5. LSU, 2-0 6. Texas, 2-0 7. West Virginia, 2-0 8. Florida St., 0-1 9. Ohio St., 2-0 10. California, 2-0 11. Florida, 1-0 12. Virginia, 2-0 13. Tennessee, 1-0 14. Auburn, 2-0 15. Utah, 2-0 16. Iowa, 2-0 17. Michigan, 1-1 18. Purdue, 2-0 19. Fresno St., 2-0 20. Wisconsin, 2-0 21. Maryland, 2-0 22. Minnesota, 2-0 23. Boise St., 2-0 24. Louisville, 2-0 25. Memphis, 2-0 Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 51, Oklahoma St. 47, Georgia Tech 46, N.C. State 44, Missouri 41, Notre Dame 38, Southern Miss. 37, Troy 31, Colorado 27, Clemson 23, Alabama 20, TCU 20, Virginia Tech 13, Boston College 8, Arkansas 5, Stanford 4. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
[RollTideFan] Rumor mill
Word on the WEB says this guy committed to BAMA: http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=328463 Roll Tide!! Slef E. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
[RollTideFan] Anyone seen Jobu?
By Jason Morton Staff Writer September 12, 2004 UA fraternity member stabbed TUSCALOOSA | Homicide investigators are looking for two men believed responsible in a stabbing Saturday morning that left a University of Alabama student hospitalized. The 21-year-old victim, a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, was stabbed on the fraternity house's front lawn about 2 a.m. The man, who was not identified by police or a university spokeswoman, was taken by ambulance to DCH Regional Medical Center and later transferred to UAB Medical Center in Birmingham. Art Robertson, chapter adviser for Sigma Nu, said Saturday evening that the student made it through surgery and that the next 72 hours were critical. Because his name was not released, his latest condition was unavailable through the hospital. "The entire University community is saddened by this tragic situation," said Cathy Andreen, spokeswoman for the university. "Our hearts go out to the young man and his family." University police said an altercation broke out when two uninvited guests, both black, were asked to leave a party hosted by the all-white fraternity. Additional details were not released. Robertson said the men were not affiliated with the fraternity, nor were they UA students. Fraternity members were updated on the victim's condition about 3 p.m. Saturday, Robertson said. "The last report we've got on the young man is very positive," Robertson said, "but we're praying and wishing for the best." He said the other members of Sigma Nu are "obviously very concerned," but, in light of the good news, "it's a typical game day." "We've got a lot of support from the other Greek organizations on campus and especially from the University," Robertson said. "It was a random incident." Detectives with the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit and the University of Alabama Police Department are looking for two men, both described as black and between 20 and 30 years old. One of the men was wearing a white T-shirt and the other was wearing a Los Angeles Lakers jersey. One of the men was using the name "Reginald" or "Reggie" and the other was using the initials "K.G." Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at (205) 752-STOP (7867), the homicide unit at (205) 752-0616, or the University police at (205) 348-5454. Reach Jason Morton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 722-0200. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
[RollTideFan] Ex-Weber coach Mike Price seeking redemption at UTEP
http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_2411828 Article Last Updated: 9/12/2004 01:45 AM Ex-Weber coach Mike Price seeking redemption at UTEP By Gordon Monson The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune EL PASO, Texas -- Mike Price is fully aware. That anonymously attributed notion, made so clear to him by mistakes perpetrated one infamous night at a Florida strip club and in a nearby hotel room, leading to the loss of his dream job, its $10 million salary package, and a good name built over three decades of coaching college football, stays with him now nearly nonstop. On this day, though, for a couple of hours, Price is neither suffering, nor attempting to renovate his reputation. He is receiving therapy. At the close of another practice, this particular one tailored to beat his old employer, Weber State, on Saturday, he is standing in a buzzard-hot sun, in a place called the Sun Bowl, sweating through a white UTEP T-shirt and blue shorts, watching his team work its appointed drills. Offensive drills, defensive drills, kickoff-coverage drills, punt-coverage drills, field-goal drills, PAT drills, and, man, it's tedious and hot and smelly and, to Price, glorious. He feels renewed, if not rebuilt. "It's great out here," he says. "This is fun. This is exciting. I live for these two hours of the day. This is why I got into coaching in the first place. I get paid for everything else. I'd do this for free." At afternoon's end, with the heavy lifting done, Price calls his University of Texas-El Paso Miners together on the 50-yard line of the Sun Bowl, a football venue carved into the scraggy, barren hills of Southwestern Texas. Before the meeting adjourns, his players burst into laughter. Their head coach is telling jokes. Price, who on the first day of fall camp with his new team hammered a miner's pick into the field, wants to move and motivate his players to work hard, have fun, and get over themselves. Not that there's much to get over. UTEP was 2-11 last year, 2-10 the year before, and 2-9 in 2001. Traditionally, it is a laughingstock of a program, and one of Division I-A football's coaching hellholes. It is a place where top-drawer athletes have not wanted to come and where the funding hasn't flowed freely, in a town on the Mexican border that has a healthy dose of respect for diligence, but only a meager dose of self-esteem. It was a desperate, but hungry place. The perfect place, then, for Price to redirect his personal life and re-float his professional career. Maybe the only place. "It reminds me of Ogden," he says. More on that later. The head coach never would have landed here had it not been for his ascension through other desperate college football programs that started with eight seasons of success at Weber State, went through Washington State, including two Rose Bowl appearances and a national-coach-of-the-year honor, and wobbled off the tracks a year-and-a-half ago at Alabama. Price previously thought he would finish his coaching career in Pullman, where he had transformed the Pac-10 sadsacks into a perennial winner. But when the Crimson Tide called after the 2002 season, he couldn't refrain. "The lure of Alabama, to be a part of that tradition, was too much," he says. "Ten million dollars over seven years meant financial security for life. It's a good football job. They give you every opportunity to win. I'd never been to a place where I had everything. I wanted that chance. I knew we would win there. That's not even a question. So, I figured, 'Ah, what the hell. What's the worst they could do, fire me?' No, the worst would be embarrassed administrators firing him before he ever had a chance to coach a game when Sports Illustrated reports - and Price has steadfastly and vigoorously denied - that he was involved in all kinds of bad behavior after drinking up a storm in a strip club at Pensacola, Fla. According to the report, Price went back to his hotel room with two women with whom he engaged in aggressive sex, hearing exclamations from those partners like, "Roll, Tide!" and, then, screaming back, "It's rolling, baby! It's rolling!" And having at least one of those women later order up $1,000 worth of room service while he's out playing in a charity golf tournament. And, then, becoming a national joke of sorts, becoming the target of columnists and commentators from coast to coast who are stunned and appalled at such antics. Finally, having to work it out with family members, including his wife, who are more concerned with knowing the truth than his sudden fall from college football's grace. That would be the worst. And it was the worst. In the wake of the episode coming to light, Price fell into depression. He couldn't eat, he lost 30 pounds, he sought the appropriate help and took medication, he searched his soul. He blamed himself for what he considered some mindless indiscretions. "I mad
[RollTideFan] USA Today/ESPN Poll
Sept. 12, 2004 Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week 1. Southern California (47) 2-0 1,505 1 2. Oklahoma (11) 2-0 1,453 2 3. Georgia (2) 2-0 1,371 3 4. LSU (1) 2-0 1,315 4 5. Miami (Fla.) 1-0 1,312 5 6. Texas 2-0 1,209 8 7. Ohio State 2-0 1,058 9 8. West Virginia 2-0 975 10 9. Florida 1-0 887 11 10. California 2-0 852 13 11. Florida State 0-1 802 6 12. Iowa 2-0 782 12 13. Tennessee 1-0 717 15 14. Utah 2-0 651 16 15. Auburn 2-0 643 19 16. Virginia 2-0 634 20 17. Michigan 1-1 574 7 18. Purdue 2-0 525 23 19. Maryland 2-0 437 21 20. Fresno State 2-0 408 NR 21. Wisconsin 2-0 372 22 22. Minnesota 2-0 298 24 23. Boise State 2-0 272 NR 24. Louisville 2-0 128 NR 25. Clemson 1-1 111 18 Dropped out No. 14 Kansas State (1-1, lost to then-unranked Fresno State 45-21), No. 17 Missouri (1-1, lost to Troy 24-14), No. 25 Oregon (0-1, lost to Indiana 30-24). Also receiving votes Kansas State 94; Oklahoma State 74; Virginia Tech 59; Memphis 44; Georgia Tech 42; Missouri 37; North Carolina State 35; TCU 30; Notre Dame 23; Southern Mississippi 19; Alabama 17; Colorado 16; Pittsburgh 12; Boston College 8; South Carolina 7; Troy 6; Arizona State 3; Bowling Green 3; Nebraska 2; Arkansas 1; San Diego State 1; Stanford 1. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
Re: [RollTideFan] Cumulative Season Statistics
M Laborde wrote: Very nice stats for Bama so far. I agree and I'm trying to temper my enthusiasm. Both of our wins have come against teams that will struggle to have winning records this year. But we are off to a GOOD start and have dominated both games. Roll Tide! Rick __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
Re: [RollTideFan] Cumulative Season Statistics
Sunday, September 12, 2004, 11:06:23 AM, you wrote: k> http://www.rolltide.com/livestats/football/2004/teamcume.htm k> Alabama Crimson Tide k> Cumulative Season Statistics = Very nice stats for Bama so far. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
[RollTideFan] Cumulative Season Statistics
http://www.rolltide.com/livestats/football/2004/teamcume.htm Alabama Crimson Tide Cumulative Season Statistics Overall Team Statistics 2004 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Alabama Crimson Tide Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2004) All games TEAM STATISTICS ALABAMA OPP SCORING... 76 24 Points Per Game. 38.0 12.0 FIRST DOWNS... 43 22 Rushing. 245 Passing. 15 14 Penalty.43 RUSHING YARDAGE... 476 136 Yards gained rushing 533 189 Yards lost rushing.. 57 53 Rushing Attempts 91 54 Average Per Rush 5.2 2.5 Average Per Game238.0 68.0 TDs Rushing.50 PASSING YARDAGE... 374 322 Att-Comp-Int 44-30-0 61-27-2 Average Per Pass 8.5 5.3 Average Per Catch... 12.5 11.9 Average Per Game187.0161.0 TDs Passing.43 TOTAL OFFENSE. 850 458 Total Plays. 135 115 Average Per Play 6.3 4.0 Average Per Game425.0229.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS. 4-925-126 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS. 6-26 4-28 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.. 2-57 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE... 23.0 25.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE... 4.3 7.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 28.5 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST.. 2-2 4-1 PENALTIES-YARDS... 10-101 14-113 Average Per Game 50.5 56.5 PUNTS-YARDS... 11-459 15-638 Average Per Punt 41.7 42.5 Net punt average 39.2 40.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME...34:5825:02 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..11/24 9/30 3rd-Down Pct 46% 30% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.. 0/0 0/2 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-YARDS 3-28 3-26 MISC YARDS00 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED. 103 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.. 2-2 1-2 PAT-ATTEMPTS..10-10 3-3 ATTENDANCE 1651160 Games/Avg Per Game.. 2/82558 0/0 Neutral Site Games.. 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4thTotal --- --- --- --- --- Alabama Crimson Tide 10 21 24 21 -76 Opponents...7377 -24 Overall Individual Statistics 2004 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Alabama Crimson Tide Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2004) All games RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G --- Ray Hudson 2 30 2347 227 7.6 2 47 113.5 Kenneth Darby2 28 2014 197 7.0 1 35 98.5 Tim Castille 2 20 710 71 3.5 2 16 35.5 Tyrone Prothro 21 140 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 L. McClain 21101 1.0 01 0.5 Aaron Johns 1389 -1 -0.3 08 -1.0 Team 1207 -7 -3.5 00 -7.0 Brodie Croyle264 30 -26 -4.3 02 -13.0 Total.. 2 91 533 57 476 5.2 5 47 238.0 Opponents.. 2 54 189 53 136 2.5 0 15 68.0 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G --- Brodie Croyle2 169.58 44-30-068.2 374 4 57 187.0 Total.. 2 169.58 44-30-068.2 374 4 57 187.0 Opponents.. 2 98.28 61-27-244.3 322 3 43 161.0 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G - Keith
Re: [RollTideFan] 8:00 kick offs
That's a fruckin fact, I am bout drunk when it comes on. RTR LC --- kurtrasmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > are too damn late! > > ROLL TIDE!! > > kurt > > __ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > > Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > subscription visit > http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. > Get a real ISP. > > > > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
[RollTideFan] Junction Boys reunite to take trip back in time
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/fb/fbc/2790935 Junction Boys reunite to take trip back in time By MICKEY HERSKOWITZ Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle COLLEGE STATION One of the most remembered teams in the history of college football celebrated its golden anniversary this weekend bonded, branded and still a little crazy after all these years. "I don't think I could have imagined that someday we would have a 50-year reunion," said Elwood Kettler. "I just wanted to survive Junction." Of the 35 Texas A&M Aggies who returned from a hellish, 10-day camp under Bear Bryant, 31 are still alive, and 26 made this sentimental journey. Paul Bryant Jr. flew in from Alabama to honor his father and the team nearest to his heart. The Junction Boys gave him what no other team would in 37 seasons a losing record: one win, nine losses. But they also gave him their hearts, their mostly undersized bodies, and a diamond-studded ring. The ring was a gift from the players 25 years ago, when they went back to the dusty little town in the Hill Country, the scene of their now public suffering. "The Junction ring," said Paul Jr., his voice breaking, "was the only piece of jewelry Papa was wearing when he died (in 1983)." Go figure. He won six national championships at Alabama, but his first Aggie team walked with him into legend. They gave each other an identity, not necessarily in a way that others admired or envied, but one that wore well, and famously. Two Junction boys made the All-America team in 1956, Dennis Goehring at guard and Jack Pardee at fullback. Dennis became a banker. Jack had a terrific pro career as a player and coach. Reaping the benefits At a private dinner Friday night, Pardee apologized to the players who had been seniors at Junction. They included Bennie Sinclair, Marvin Tate, Dutch Ohlendorf, Joe Schero and Kettler. "You guys didn't get any attaboys," he said, "and the rest of us got a bunch of them. We looked up to all of you. We couldn't have made it through Junction without the help you gave us." Norb Ohlendorf later became a high school principal during a time of great racial strife. "We had a race riot my first week on the job," he recalled, "involving 300 kids. The next day there was trouble on the buses. "I dreaded going to that school. But at the end of the year, the kids said, 'This is the first time any of us can remember being able to walk down the hall without fear.' The things I learned from coach Bryant enabled me to do that." The 1954 Aggies were beaten badly only in their opener against Texas Tech, 41-9. The next day Bryant told his coaches, "That one's on me. I wore them out at Junction. Don't take it out on the players." Two years later, as seniors, the Junction Boys were the core of a team that was undefeated and won the Southwest Conference championship for the first time in 15 years. After they blew out Texas Tech, Bryant went to the blackboard and subtracted their 40-7 win from the score of the '54 game. A&M's winning margin was one point better than their defeat. He turned to the players, nodded and said, "Good." Legend lives on Gene Stallings, one of the captains of the 1956 team, went on to coach at A&M and Alabama. The Aggies in '67 won their last 11 games, beating Bryant and Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. The Bear attempted to carry his disciple off the field. He hoisted Gene awkwardly to his shoulder, wobbled a few steps and then gave him back to his Aggies. Later, after 14 seasons with Tom Landry in Dallas, Stallings picked up the torch as Alabama's head coach. The Crimson Tide upset Miami on New Year's Day 1993 and won the national title. Today there is a Paul W. Bryant endowment at A&M, open to any children or grandchildren of his former players. It was started with a check for $100,000 from Paul Jr. At least 60 scholarships have helped pay for the education of the sons and daughters of Junction. We are going to run out of space long before we run out of stories about the Junction Boys. They were introduced Saturday at halftime of A&M's 31-0 shutout of Wyoming. This year's team could not have picked a better way to honor them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net New AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
